Points to note and fire safety recommendations in organizing barbecues and hot pot activities in school

 

Points to note and fire safety recommendations in organizing barbecues and hot pot activities in school

Points to Note

1. School should consider and satisfy the following criteria when planning for barbecue or hot pot activities (with electric cooker only) in school:

a. There is a genuine need of the school to hold such an activity on school premises.

b. The activity should be held after normal school hours.

c. All fire safety measures listed on the “Fire Safety Recommendations for Barbecue and Hot Pot Activities” provided by the Fire Services Department (FSD) below should be satisfied and observed.

 

2. When organizing barbecue and hot pot activities, school should conduct risk assessment to determine the upper limit of participants for any particular locations.

a. Barbecue activities

 

From fire safety point of view, the upper limit in the number of participants will depend on whether there are sufficient school staff supervising the safe conduct of the barbecue and whether the location of the school premises for barbecue is suitable and safe. For example, more school staff is required for looking after younger students than those in the upper forms. Parents may be enlisted to assist in supervising the barbecue.

b. Hot pot activities

 

School should assess whether the location for hot pot activity is adequately spacious and with sufficient emergency exits to safely accommodate the number of participants where such activity is being conducted. When deciding on the upper limit in the number of participants of hot pot activity for a particular location, school should consider the following:

— whether the number of exits at the location is sufficient should an emergency occur which necessitate an immediate evacuation;

— the adequacy of means of escape of a classroom with reference to the design population/ capacity and the number and width of exits in accordance with the “Code of Practice for the Provision of Means of Escape in case of Fire 1996”. For other rooms, the upper limit of accommodation should not exceed the figure allowed on the latest plan (i.e. usually shown on the means of escape table) approved by the Buildings Department (BD). If school does not have a copy of the record plan for such information, school may approach the Building Information Centre of BD to view the latest approved plan record. In case school

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